Clique aqui para Português Thousands of families in São Paulo have been driven out of their homes due to extreme rent hikes. Since 2008, the average rent has risen by 97%, with average inflation in the […]
Few would have imagined in 2007, when Brazil won its bid to host the World Cup, that the controversy surrounding use of public money, corruption and militarization would have unfolded as it did. A Fifa […]
Clique aqui para Português Alongside Christ the Redeemer, Sugar Loaf and the Maracanã Stadium, visits to Rio’s favelas are now firmly rooted on the city’s tourist map. Hotels and hostels offer visitors organized trips to […]
Clique aqui para Português On Tuesday, April 22, a young man was found dead inside a day care center in Pavão-Pavãozinho, South Zone of Rio, allegedly killed by local Pacifying Police Unit (UPP) officers. His body, […]
On Monday, April 28, 2014, Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo Paes spoke to a small but energetic audience at a closed-door OsteRio event. His talk was in response to a “crisis of credibility” that has […]